the right kind of books have dragons in them

[aria]

Since I am apparently still having lots of Thoughts (& FEELINGS) About Narnia, I decided it was time for a poll. Have at it!

Poll #5874

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 61

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Favourite book?

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The Magician's Nephew
6 (10.3%)

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
7 (12.1%)

The Horse and His Boy
15 (25.9%)

Prince Caspian
4 (6.9%)

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
19 (32.8%)

The Silver Chair
4 (6.9%)

The Last Battle
3 (5.2%)

Favourite kid protagonist? (Ticky boxes this time because I am not cruel.)

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Digory
5 (8.9%)

Polly
9 (16.1%)

Peter
2 (3.6%)

Susan
12 (21.4%)

Edmund
27 (48.2%)

Lucy
29 (51.8%)

Eustace
14 (25.0%)

Jill
15 (26.8%)

When I was little, I ...

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believed in Aslan
15 (25.0%)

went looking for magic countries in closets
32 (53.3%)

already knew the lion was Jesus
25 (41.7%)

hadn't actually been exposed to Narnia yet
9 (15.0%)

PS if you answered 'The Last Battle' to the first question, you will have to defend your answer in comments. DISCUSS.
PPS the order in which I listed the books is not in fact the order in which you should read them. Publication order all the way, yo.

Comments

[aria]

My nostalgia is so much stronger than my good taste, but you are not wrong. Sigh. Oh Lewis.

[feverbeats]

To be fair, I do think he tells extremely good stories, so he's a good writer in that sense. (Have had arguments with Becca on this topic, which is why I clarify.) But yeah, that is not well-crafted prose. :\